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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.364
People
Jacob Epstein, British (New York, NY 1880 - 1959 London, England)
Title
Bust of George Bernard Shaw
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, bust
Date
1934
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227533

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
43.82 x 25.4 x 27.31 cm (17 1/4 x 10 x 10 3/4 in.)
with base: 54.6 x 27.31 cm (21 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: back l.r.: Epstein

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, New York]. [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, New York], sold; to Joseph Halle Schaffner, New York, New York, 1969, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1972.

NOTE: Provenance information from the curatorial file.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Joseph Halle Schaffner
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.364
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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